{"id":29277,"date":"2014-05-28T15:55:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T20:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?page_id=29277"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:50:51","slug":"virtual-panel-discussions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/virtual-panel-discussions","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Panel Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2025<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nov.com\/about\/our-business-units\/rig-technologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-71297\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NOV-Sponsor-Block.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NOV-Sponsor-Block.png 613w, https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NOV-Sponsor-Block-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-13022025\">&#8220;Breaking Barriers: Drilling Contractors Engage on Interoperability&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: 13 February 2025<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px;\" class=\"divider divider-solid\">\n\t\n<h3>2023<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-65673\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slb-logo-block-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slb-logo-block-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slb-logo-block.png 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-back-to-basics\">&#8220;Back to Basics: Improving Performance Through Digital Well Construction&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: 24 August 2023<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weatherford.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-65094\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wfd-logo-block-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wfd-logo-block-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wfd-logo-block-390x220.png 390w, https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wfd-logo-block.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-opportunities-challenges\">&#8220;Opportunities and Challenges to Improve Integration and Efficiency Among Operators, Drilling Contractors and Service Companies&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: 26 April 2023<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px;\" class=\"divider divider-solid\">\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>2022<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-video-02092022\">&ldquo;Upgrading the Grading: Let&rsquo;s talk about the progress made and plans forward&rdquo;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Air Date: 9 February 2022<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px;\" class=\"divider divider-solid\">\n\t\n<h3>2021<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slb.com\/\" 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rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52274 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sponsored-slb-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"161\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-well-construction-autonomous-directional-drilling\">&#8220;Well Construction &ndash; Autonomous Directional Drilling&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: 2 December, 2020<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-registration-08262020\">&#8220;Congressional Insights on Energy and Climate Policy Preceding the 2020 Election&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: 16 September, 2020<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-land-07152020\">&#8220;U.S. 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